sigh, today i realize
its tough when you put your heart and soul into something you believe in and it gets shot down.In this case, it was the bid for:
the establishment of permanent institutions, that will shift us to focus more on the need for dependence on, or a more mutual acceptance on the genuine needs of students- an avenue and purpose that should actually be fully developed by now. This of course must be enacted with utmost diplomacy and credible representation, if not it never works. Ranting is not our purpose. Credible dependence and a mutual responsibility in mature leadership is what we're looking for. All for the betterment of our post secondary school community. how noble.
But even as we propose this direction, the dangers and possible abuses must be highlighted from the start. Firstly, mechanisms never act independently, if they do, they lend themselves to becoming unfeeling and routine, neglecting their original purpose. it must always come hand in hand with values of sensitivity, discernment,humility, empathy and the wise counsel of teachers. Yet just like how mechanism cannot act independently of values, neither can these values act independently of the mechanism. It is as simple as, procedure gives values and beliefs potency and are thus often needed for effective execution. Our role must thus include the fulfillment of these two core requirements to the best of our ability. It thus really sucks when this push for the opening of the much calculated and belief fuelled avenue is rejected. Maybe give it a week? re-approach it differently? i don't know, its just very discouraging to hear that they never want to have this dependence- which is unrepresentative of a mature post secondary school community.
i dont like it when terms have to be abstract, i cannot quote examples, and the knowledge of the above broad descriptions being possibly unacceptable as well. Its like writing a bad essay with big concepts, but no historical backing to substantiate your point. It must be hard to follow like that. Thus, this is my semi wish. That when we conclude our time, i will release a memoir akin to:
Maybe title will change a bit. so will posture and name.=X haha aiyar..its not that epic la. its just that, with every experience, there are observations to analyze and comment on. Also, writing helps formulate well weighted value judgments which are increasingly demanded in our ever deceptive world.
And so, am i disappointed? yes, very. Disheartened at their mindsets? yes very.
it is an ideological battle. A battle against ingrained mindsets of 15 years. Never easy. no time to battle also.
'you have to work together with us on this' she says today. Agreed, but its got to work the other way too, to mutual understanding and having a consolidated approach..hopefully.
posted by gneh-snah @ 8:22 AM
2 Comments:
You might want to call your book by another name, like another book on Singapore "Struggle for Success". Actually, I like "Quiet Achiever". :)
In the end Hans, just keep swimming, just keep swimming. :)
thanks becks...=)
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